Subject: IRAQI CW Not Finally Evaluated Intelligence TO FACILITATE ELECTRONIC ACCESS, THIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REFORMATTED TO ELIMINATE INFORMATION THAT DOES NOT PERTAIN TO GULF WAR ILLNESS ISSUES OR THAT IS CLASSIFIED. A COPY OF THIS REDACTED DOCUMENT, IN ORIGINAL FORMAT, IS AVAILABLE ON REQUEST. CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY WARNING: INFORMATION REPORT, NOT FINALLY EVALUATED INTELLIGENCE DIST: JANUARY1991 COUNTRY: IRAQ/INTERNATIONAL SUBJ: 1. DETAILS OF IRAQI CHEMICAL WARFARE RELATED FACILITY NEAR MOSUL DOI: 1990- SUMMARY: A CHEMICAL WARFARE RELATED FACILITY IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 30 KILOMETERS NORTHWEST OF THE IRAQI CITY OF MOSUL. THE FACILITY PRODUCES CHEMICAL MATERIALS AND CHEMICAL PROTECTION EQUIPMENT IN ONE BUILDING IN THE COMPLEX, TECHNICIANS WERE SEEN MIXING WHITE AND YELLOW-COLORED POWDERS TOGETHER. TEXT: 1. AN IRAQI CHEMICAL WARFARE (CW) RELATED FACILITY LOCATED NEAR MOSUL INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING BUILDINGS AND STRUCTURES: D. THE MEDICAL DISPENSARY. H. A TWO-STORY CHEMICAL MIXING BUILDING. I. A ONE-STORY POWER GENERATING PLANT FOR THE CHEMICAL MIXING BUILDING. 2. MISSION AND LOCATION. THIS IRAQI CW RELATED FACILITY IS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 30 KILOMETERS NORTHWEST OF MOSUL. THE FACILITY PRODUCES A VARIETY OF CHEMICAL MATERIALS INCLUDING UNSPECIFIED TYPES OF CHEMICAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT. PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT COMPLIES WITH U.S. MILITARY STANDARDS THE MEDICAL STAFF PROVIDES ROUTINE PHYSICALS AND FIRST AID TREATMENT WHEN NECESSARY. ONE OF THE DOCTORS MENTIONED THAT HIS STAFF OCCASIONALLY TAKES BLOOD SAMPLES TO DETERMINE A WORKER'S BLOOD COUNT. B. A CHEMICAL MIXING FACILITY IS LOCATED IN THE LOWER LEVEL OF A TWO-STORY CONCRETE BUILDING MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 1 00 METERS IN LENGTH BY 50 METERS IN WIDTH. THIS FACILITY IS EQUIPPED WITH SEVERAL INDUSTRIAL AND LABORATORY TYPE SCALES OR BALANCES, AND TECHNICIANS WERE OBSERVED MIXING A WHITE POWDERY MATERIAL WITH A YELLOWISH POWDER. OFFICES AND STORAGE AREAS OCCUPY THE SECOND FLOOR OF THIS BUILDING. DURING EVENING HOURS AND AT NIGHT A STRONG ROTTEN EGG-LIKE OR SULFUR ODOR SEEMS TO EMANATE FROM THE VICINITY OF THIS BUILDING. THE ODOR IS NEVER PRESENT DURING THE DAY. END OF MESSAGE 1.5 (c) 63893-63669First Page |Prev Page |Next Page |Src Image
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